As the County Championship started up again on Sunday, captain Rory Burns expressed just what the competition means to Surrey
By Mark Baldwin

Rory Burns has revealed that he and his Surrey players are using the memory of what happened after they became county champions in 2018 to fuel this season’s drive to win successive titles and underline their ambition to be the best red-ball team of the era.
“I think it’s fair to say that the previous time we won the Championship we didn’t back it up in the next few seasons,” said Surrey captain
Burns. “It’s important we play some really good cricke...